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you know, mitch mcconnell has to worry about a primary collage in 2014, and boehner has to worry about a leadership challenge from the right so there's certainly a primp on what they can do. that said, the incentives have changed, and you saw chris christie's incentive changed, and there's, you know, the fiscal cliff creates different incentives, and i think the end of -- the end of that one term goal means that different republicans will start to have different incentives which means that on immigration, perhaps on a long term deficit deal, there will be avenues for potential cooperation. whether, you know, whether it takes, you know, more ass kickings or a real statesman to lead the republicans towards a different future, i think that depends on what happens over the next few years. >> i mean, i would add that, you know, there's a real brulalty to sitting in washington, that was just breathtaking to me. as a relative outsider, going into the mill and the buzz saw of the political apparatus in washington, and i think that, you know, it's bipartisan horribleness. it's not just republic
you know, mitch mcconnell has to worry about a primary collage in 2014, and boehner has to worry about a leadership challenge from the right so there's certainly a primp on what they can do. that said, the incentives have changed, and you saw chris christie's incentive changed, and there's, you know, the fiscal cliff creates different incentives, and i think the end of -- the end of that one term goal means that different republicans will start to have different incentives which means that on...
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is speaker boehner on the verge of becoming former speaker boehner? the guy who is leading the charge, and he is a republican. [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at evybeatmatters.org. neil: all right, if you are speaker boehner, you don't relish moments like this. but he did admit he just did not have support for a plan b to throw back at the president, saying look, i'm trying to do something. i've got my members on board with raising taxes at least on millionaires, that is what i can do. let's have at it what you can come up with? but they didn't. for that, they don't like a speaker who was bolted from party dogma. ron, what does this mean, for speaker boehner, it never
is speaker boehner on the verge of becoming former speaker boehner? the guy who is leading the charge, and he is a republican. [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline...
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is speaker boehner on the verge of becoming former speaker boehner? the guy who is leading the charge, and he neil: all right, if you are speaker boehner, you don't relish moments like this. but he did admit he just did not have support for a plan b to throw back at the president, saying look, i'm trying to do something. i've got my members on board with raising taxes at least on millionaires, that is what i can do. let's have at it what you can come up with? but they didn't. for that, they don't like a speaker who was bolted from party dogma. ron, what does this mean, for speaker boehner, it never looks good to lose support of our troops, not to say he is in deep trouble but he is in trouble? >> he is in trouble. his speakership is on the ropes this shows tha conservatives and conservatives in house are not willing to put up with someone who will go out to public and advocate for tax hikes, the solutions he has been offering will kill jobs for young people, and leave us a lot of debt in future, make it to where people my age have to live their prime
is speaker boehner on the verge of becoming former speaker boehner? the guy who is leading the charge, and he neil: all right, if you are speaker boehner, you don't relish moments like this. but he did admit he just did not have support for a plan b to throw back at the president, saying look, i'm trying to do something. i've got my members on board with raising taxes at least on millionaires, that is what i can do. let's have at it what you can come up with? but they didn't. for that, they...
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and so i think what boehner was basically saying is that he's putting a flag in the ground. so we're going to see this as an opportunity to get more spending cuts. we're not going to back down ton this. this is make the best opportunity we have to get the cuts we want and stop the growing size of government. i would expect them to follow through on that to a significant degr degree. basically their party demands it. >> we're going to hear what the speaker said as he spoke to reporters before the noontime session. but there was essentially duelling statements between the speaker of the house and nancy pelosi on really what took place inside the meet. based on your reporting, what have you been able to glean? >> well, it sounds like is basically what happened in the debt limit showdown. president obama says i want a clean debt limit increase, which means that it doesn't take into account all the other things. it doesn't necessarily take into account spending cuts or anything like that. and republicans are basically saying we need enough spending cuts that they equal the debt l
and so i think what boehner was basically saying is that he's putting a flag in the ground. so we're going to see this as an opportunity to get more spending cuts. we're not going to back down ton this. this is make the best opportunity we have to get the cuts we want and stop the growing size of government. i would expect them to follow through on that to a significant degr degree. basically their party demands it. >> we're going to hear what the speaker said as he spoke to reporters...
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i wanted to get your take on speaker boehner drawing the line in the sand once again this week on the debt ceiling. should the american people be preparing for another showdown standoff on the debt ceiling? >> what i believe that the american people want us to work together to find a balanced approach, similar to what the president and he agreed to last year before he walked away from it. that is that you have -- we know we have to balance the budget. we have to establish our priorities and make the cuts accordingly and we have to have revenue on the table and we have to invest in growth because the creation of jobs is what will bring revenue to the treasury and continue our economic recovery which is important to the american people, so to toss this into the mix right now saying we have to have cuts that exceed even the lifting of the extent to which we lift the debt ceiling is really immature, irresponsible, let's get serious. >> speaker pelosi. >> yes. >> when you talk about balanced approach, you know i followed the debt ceiling so closely. it sounds like we are in the same positi
i wanted to get your take on speaker boehner drawing the line in the sand once again this week on the debt ceiling. should the american people be preparing for another showdown standoff on the debt ceiling? >> what i believe that the american people want us to work together to find a balanced approach, similar to what the president and he agreed to last year before he walked away from it. that is that you have -- we know we have to balance the budget. we have to establish our priorities...
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you heard john boehner willing to accept new revenue. heaharry reid in the senate, saying you can't push us around anymore. is this language that begins compromise. >> it will begin compromise, but it may be far more horrowing. it may be it takes place next year, rather than this year. the problem is john boehner himself has one more election. he wants to be re-elected as speaker of the house. that does not take place until january 3, 2013. if he cuts a deal with barack obama, he faces a serious revolt in his own caucus. >> tom: is your caution then don't expect a fiscal clip solution before january 3rd? is that what investors to expect? >> the best way out of this impasse for the time being, is gracious gesture for the president-elect, re-elect, president obama, he should offer to extend the tax cuts perhaps until march of next year. giving john boehner an opportunity to win his own re-election, and gather some goodwill on the republican side of the aisle. if mr. obama doesn't see it that way, we're in for a rough ride until next januar
you heard john boehner willing to accept new revenue. heaharry reid in the senate, saying you can't push us around anymore. is this language that begins compromise. >> it will begin compromise, but it may be far more horrowing. it may be it takes place next year, rather than this year. the problem is john boehner himself has one more election. he wants to be re-elected as speaker of the house. that does not take place until january 3, 2013. if he cuts a deal with barack obama, he faces a...
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it definitely worsened after boehner spoke. go ahead, doug. >> i think it's going to take a significant tax increase to offset the differences between relative valuation between bonds and stocks. i don't think the president has any kind of -- has any idea of that kind of increase in mind. so the differential remains huge. i would add maybe the one thing that's changed a little bit is the u.s. has to take its tough medicine. tough medicine is we have to deal with issues like austerity and budgets and taxes. that's what europe has gone through the last three or four years. my guess is going forward this is the opportunity for europe to outshine the u.s. not that the u.s. will be a bad place to be, but incrementally, i think europe really looks good post-election. >> europe is going to outshine the u.s., huh? >> only because people are expecting such terrible things out of europe that when you expect terrible and you get, you know, so-so, that's an upside surprise any way you look at it. >> all right. we'll leave it there. gentlem
it definitely worsened after boehner spoke. go ahead, doug. >> i think it's going to take a significant tax increase to offset the differences between relative valuation between bonds and stocks. i don't think the president has any kind of -- has any idea of that kind of increase in mind. so the differential remains huge. i would add maybe the one thing that's changed a little bit is the u.s. has to take its tough medicine. tough medicine is we have to deal with issues like austerity and...
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. >> boehner is ready for a fight. >> when the time comes i will again insist. principles are greater than debt increase. >> it led to a huge battle that ended with creation of a super committee charged with finding $1.# trillion in cuts only to fail. now boehner is sinnisting on savings a reforms. >> i am trying to use debt ceiling as action forcing event to force the process to deliver more change than what it would produce on its own. >> they call protecting the credit rating of fundamental commitment and incyst the process shouldn't be as difficult. >> only congress can act to raise a debt limit. we hope they do it without the drama and pain and damage they cause the country last july. >> other top democrats say the hast thing the country needs is a rerun of the last debt battle. >> republicans can grand stand all they want. any agreement to avoid the physical cliff facing us at the end of the year must not gut programs that support the middle class. >> the timing of it will be tricky with the tet ceiling expected to come up around the holidays. that is also
. >> boehner is ready for a fight. >> when the time comes i will again insist. principles are greater than debt increase. >> it led to a huge battle that ended with creation of a super committee charged with finding $1.# trillion in cuts only to fail. now boehner is sinnisting on savings a reforms. >> i am trying to use debt ceiling as action forcing event to force the process to deliver more change than what it would produce on its own. >> they call protecting the...
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. >> i know a lot of boehner's people. and john boehner is a really good guy. he just happens to have a rather crappy caucus and i think there a lot of republicans that would admit that that sit in my position. but it's simple, john boehner and barack obama are going to come up with a deal. it's going to be in the last week of the year. this is not the first time that a member of congress and a president have waited until the last me lastment to do something. but the idea that we're going to -- >> jimmy isn't what is most important is republicans are signaling they're trying to move to the center here, they're letting the tax rates expire on those making $1 million or more. it's between now and the end of the year does that threshold move? the republicans want a million dollars threshold on tax rates to expire, obama wants $400,000. where does that needle go in this final week? that's the question to me. >> fine, then let the needle move. i think it's going to be anywhere from $500,000 to $700,000 a year. >> i agree with you. >> if they do that is correct it's
. >> i know a lot of boehner's people. and john boehner is a really good guy. he just happens to have a rather crappy caucus and i think there a lot of republicans that would admit that that sit in my position. but it's simple, john boehner and barack obama are going to come up with a deal. it's going to be in the last week of the year. this is not the first time that a member of congress and a president have waited until the last me lastment to do something. but the idea that we're going...
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>>neil: the president and speaker boehner meeting. is it because my superpowers are clearly working? a reminder that is built to scale. no need to thank me now, citizens of earth because we may have gotten them together, but yours truly is not happy with what he is hearing. >> welcome, everyone, on a busy morning, i am neil cavuto. one step back, 21 days before the big day. the deal taking shape would put off $100 million in spending cuts by finding savings now but the cuts could be addressed next fall with the potential tax hike as a trigger, a reverse sequestration. so back up for the tax hikes. that would be like me saying i will go on a diet next year. it doesn't mean i will be eating fewer canollis this year. it is time to watch this, my co-super hero. what do you make of this? i'm not encouraged. >>guest: not encouraged. we started hearing when speaker boehner started talking framework, that is kicking the can down the road. the irony is, the debt ceiling debacle from last year they said it would be the last one, when we come to
>>neil: the president and speaker boehner meeting. is it because my superpowers are clearly working? a reminder that is built to scale. no need to thank me now, citizens of earth because we may have gotten them together, but yours truly is not happy with what he is hearing. >> welcome, everyone, on a busy morning, i am neil cavuto. one step back, 21 days before the big day. the deal taking shape would put off $100 million in spending cuts by finding savings now but the cuts could be...
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speaker boehner. he looks like he's about had. >> yes, he came out of the white house meeting today and use the word were disappointed, which is very diplomatic for what happened. there is no mystery about barack obama. this is the man we have come to know for the last four years. he has no intention of compromising. no intention of cutting spending. he has never shown any indication of that. he has every intention of raising the rate and will not compromise. lou: steve murphy is shaking his head. why are you shaking your head? >> because the president thought he had a deal last year with the house of representatives. the president is willing to do this with mostly spending cuts. lou: is often about the negotiations for anyone to do that. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] lou: if you want, watch the markets tonight. lou: watch the markets in europe and asia with the rhetoric today from washington dc and you tell me how sanguine you are about a deadline around christmas. the markets,
speaker boehner. he looks like he's about had. >> yes, he came out of the white house meeting today and use the word were disappointed, which is very diplomatic for what happened. there is no mystery about barack obama. this is the man we have come to know for the last four years. he has no intention of compromising. no intention of cutting spending. he has never shown any indication of that. he has every intention of raising the rate and will not compromise. lou: steve murphy is shaking...
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i think what boehner has done today is to i agree with jeff, harmonies his rhetoric with romney. if he is talking about a real strategy with real action, i don't get it. first, the debt ceiling won't be reached before election day. so any maneuvering he does before that will be meanin meaningless. as you said in the introduction we have seen this movie before. republicans don't excel in this. the republican brand was more damaged. second what was achieveed was a compromise in the end left us with a sequester on defense. automatic cut. which is president own secretary of defense has declared a catastrophe. the republicans are trying to dig themselves out of. i woulden try to emulate what happened in round one and threaten with a round two, democrats will say go ahead. make my day. >> bret: right. on the sequester, they are passing alternatives to sequester going nowhere in the senate. the question is if the republican party is the party doing something ase as opposed o not doing something. >> you won't have a republican hold the republican elect hostage on the debt ceiling so obam
i think what boehner has done today is to i agree with jeff, harmonies his rhetoric with romney. if he is talking about a real strategy with real action, i don't get it. first, the debt ceiling won't be reached before election day. so any maneuvering he does before that will be meanin meaningless. as you said in the introduction we have seen this movie before. republicans don't excel in this. the republican brand was more damaged. second what was achieveed was a compromise in the end left us...
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boehner. that's why european markets have been trading higher the last two trading days because there is optimism that we will see a deal before the end of the year. >>> as always, why are you awake at this hour? shoot us an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> still ahead on "way too early," it only took 24 turnovers and 15 weeks, but jets coach rex ryan benching mark sanchez, but that doesn't mean tim tebow will start next sunday. that story and a check of weather when "way too early" comes back. >> i hereby deliver these two articles of impeachment. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bank
boehner. that's why european markets have been trading higher the last two trading days because there is optimism that we will see a deal before the end of the year. >>> as always, why are you awake at this hour? shoot us an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> still ahead on "way too early," it only took 24 turnovers and 15 weeks, but jets coach rex ryan benching mark sanchez, but that doesn't mean tim tebow will start...
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i think he's also right on boehner. boehner has been under tremendous personal pressure to cut a deal, and when the new congress sits on january 4th, i'm coming to you from virginia right now, and cantor is indeed the next up and he has a lean and hungry look. dennis: a lean and hungry look. if markets don't rally against expectations for the last week of december and into early january, does that mean that the markets are going to be in trouble, or would you basically say well, then buy in because eventually it is going to rally the way it usually does in the last week of december? >> well, the old stock market saw is if santa fails to call, the bears will roam on broad and wall. that also has a pretty high statistical probability. i'm not so sure it plays that way this time because of all the cross currents, because of the fiscal cliff, and i do think that the legislators will get together in the last hour or the first part february -- excuse me, first part of january and try and come to some kind of an agreement. tha
i think he's also right on boehner. boehner has been under tremendous personal pressure to cut a deal, and when the new congress sits on january 4th, i'm coming to you from virginia right now, and cantor is indeed the next up and he has a lean and hungry look. dennis: a lean and hungry look. if markets don't rally against expectations for the last week of december and into early january, does that mean that the markets are going to be in trouble, or would you basically say well, then buy in...
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i think that that's what boehner said there. if it does require higher taxes, let's see what they are. don't start, you know -- don't rush the monkey, and you'll see a better show. >> you think they should get rid of the tax credit for the big oil companies, for example? >> what tax credit do they get? >> credits that they've been debating for the last two years now, whether they should end some of those tax credits that the oil companies have enjoyed. >> well, i don't know the tax credits. the oil companies give the same taxing as the manufacturing does and everything else. so when they talk about the tax credits, i don't quite -- they never -- they talk in vague generalities and don't specifically cite what tax credits you're talking about. i think the oil companies -- the only tax credit that could be that they haven't mentioned specifically is intangible drilling costs. that's an easy one to analyze. you cut the intangible drilling cost, you will cut the cap-ex budget for all the oil companies. that's what it amounts to. it'
i think that that's what boehner said there. if it does require higher taxes, let's see what they are. don't start, you know -- don't rush the monkey, and you'll see a better show. >> you think they should get rid of the tax credit for the big oil companies, for example? >> what tax credit do they get? >> credits that they've been debating for the last two years now, whether they should end some of those tax credits that the oil companies have enjoyed. >> well, i don't...
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stead of another counteroffer from boehner, we may walk away and do a tax only deal. so i think that's part of the focus in these last couple hours here, is the administration trying to keep this thing on track and arguing why this tax-only deal is no good. >> the pace of the negotiation, steve, seems to have sped up. now everything is coming fast and furious. one side comes out with their offer, the other side not even an hour later comes back with their counter. >> when you compare the progress with the last four, five days with the last couple of months, it's sped up. i know i'm working a lot harder. >> i know you are, steve. thank you very much. >>> oracle is up 28%. stock is higher today. is there more upside to come. steve weiss is bullish on the stock. boys, let's debate it. >> this is a very simple story to me. it's selling at a 20% discount to its historic multiple. it's selling 11 times earnings, forward earning, and you've got a company that is growing 20% on the upside, maybe 18% low side. everybody knows licensed growth has slowed recently. everybody know
stead of another counteroffer from boehner, we may walk away and do a tax only deal. so i think that's part of the focus in these last couple hours here, is the administration trying to keep this thing on track and arguing why this tax-only deal is no good. >> the pace of the negotiation, steve, seems to have sped up. now everything is coming fast and furious. one side comes out with their offer, the other side not even an hour later comes back with their counter. >> when you...
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now when the other side according to this was pulls his plan that boehner is now out there selling it shallow back away from it she's saying oh no no no no i was just testing the waters with such a low season not suggesting to change c.p.i. she was suggesting the exact tax plan at that. time up because those are other matters they're going to do the tax cuts and if the republicans are going to bring up two hundred or so votes. why would the democrats don't with us i think they would you think. you know and how are the people going. if john boehner pulls on another one of his typical sellouts the conservative base on the well that's why i use the term another one you know if this is this isn't his first rodeo and selling out surrendering but if he does it the conservative base is going to be absolutely hacked i mean just this is this going to be the moment at which eric cantor steps up and sticks that shiv all the way into banners back that has been holder for two years i don't think can or will can or seems to be totally on board with boehner right now youth leadership and so if canto
now when the other side according to this was pulls his plan that boehner is now out there selling it shallow back away from it she's saying oh no no no no i was just testing the waters with such a low season not suggesting to change c.p.i. she was suggesting the exact tax plan at that. time up because those are other matters they're going to do the tax cuts and if the republicans are going to bring up two hundred or so votes. why would the democrats don't with us i think they would you think....
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john boehner says something negative -- david: mark, i have to interrupt. we have the numbers from adobe. bringing it to you first. adam going through the numbers. what are they, adam? >> investors happy beating what was expected of revenue on 1 #.5 billion. inviers wonder how they went to charge in the cloud going to impact and looks they are doing well. back to you. >> by the way, we have the after hour numbers for you, and as you can see, says zero. there's a lot of traders who want to trade afterhours, but trades halted. as soon as they are lifted, we'll tell you, mark sebastian with adobe, interesting they hold shares on good news, mark. >> you know, when they know the news is the type of thing that drives the stock, they don't want anyone front running it. i think that revenue number was really positive for adobe. i'm guessing when it opens, we'll beat that market exception. this could be a good sign. david: company expects to add 125,000 members to the creative cloud subscription, the new subscription service adding 94 million in revenue, going throu
john boehner says something negative -- david: mark, i have to interrupt. we have the numbers from adobe. bringing it to you first. adam going through the numbers. what are they, adam? >> investors happy beating what was expected of revenue on 1 #.5 billion. inviers wonder how they went to charge in the cloud going to impact and looks they are doing well. back to you. >> by the way, we have the after hour numbers for you, and as you can see, says zero. there's a lot of traders who...
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>> reporter: do you have an appreciation for what obama and boehner are looking at? >> oh, absolutely. i sympathize with both of them. it's not fun for these guys because there's too much at stake. it's fun for me because the worst that happens is my client gets less money, not the end of the world. it may seem that way for the client. >> reporter: even children know you have to cooperate. >> maybe you can work together, build together. maybe you can connect it. what do you think? >> oh yeah. >> reporter: a daily lesson on the playground. working together sprouts even better solutions. >> you want to see my great idea? >> reporter: do you think that these lessons on the playground really need to be transferred to d.c.? >> absolutely. absolutely. we need to find a way to work together to figure out what's going to be acceptable to everybody. we've got to figure it out. otherwise, i mean, we all lose. >> reporter: there's nothing surprising here, because maybe it's just that simple. so if they can do it -- >> how old are you guys? >> 5. >> reporter: maybe the political
>> reporter: do you have an appreciation for what obama and boehner are looking at? >> oh, absolutely. i sympathize with both of them. it's not fun for these guys because there's too much at stake. it's fun for me because the worst that happens is my client gets less money, not the end of the world. it may seem that way for the client. >> reporter: even children know you have to cooperate. >> maybe you can work together, build together. maybe you can connect it. what do...
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john boehner now making the fairness argument? it's a shocking turn of events but a testament to the fact that the republicans know optics are not in their favor. >> here's where it looks like it's heading. republicans float i think a face-saver in the new york times. quote, if no deal can be struck to avert the bush era tax cuts and onset of deep across the board spending cuts gop leadership could foresee taking up and passing legislation this month to extend the tax cuts for the middle class and then resume the bitter fight over spending and taxes as the nation approaches the next hard deadline and statutory barring. that's the debt ceiling coming up later this year, early part of next year. here's the question right now, governor. it seems that's a face saver because they say taxes deferred or delayed are taxes avoided. if they say we'll get to defending the rich later. we'll let their taxes go up in january. it seems that's a face-saver even if they say we'll get to it later. >> well, i think what happens, chris, though is thi
john boehner now making the fairness argument? it's a shocking turn of events but a testament to the fact that the republicans know optics are not in their favor. >> here's where it looks like it's heading. republicans float i think a face-saver in the new york times. quote, if no deal can be struck to avert the bush era tax cuts and onset of deep across the board spending cuts gop leadership could foresee taking up and passing legislation this month to extend the tax cuts for the middle...
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he pulled the rug out from speaker boehner. that's been reported in reputable newspapers, very liberal newspapers. >> and the opposite is being reported as well. >> no, it is not, it's just factually wrong. >> that's the buffett rule. >> we're not going to sell this tonight. it's not personal, but i believe that president obama really needs some new advisers who are not ultra-left and ought to go to the clinton camp to get them, but that's another subject for another debate. mr. kasim reed, mayor reed, thank you very much, jennifer rubin and jimmy pethokoukis. back when president obama was able to bring both sides to the table for a budget deal. i'll ask his former chief of staff erskine bowles why president obama won't do it now by embracing simpson/bowles. ben bernanke warns congress we're hurtling towards a fiscal cliff, but bernanke did not pull the qe trigger. why didn't he? we'll debate. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. to the obama advisers know this? >>> all right. with this fiscal cliff quickly ap
he pulled the rug out from speaker boehner. that's been reported in reputable newspapers, very liberal newspapers. >> and the opposite is being reported as well. >> no, it is not, it's just factually wrong. >> that's the buffett rule. >> we're not going to sell this tonight. it's not personal, but i believe that president obama really needs some new advisers who are not ultra-left and ought to go to the clinton camp to get them, but that's another subject for another...
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advice that has been given to boehner, isn't it? fight another day for entitlement cuts, spending. >> and there is little down in my mind and knowing boehner that is what he wants to do. the trick for boehner is getting the 120 votes,ment and a caucus that moved further to the right with this selection and with a lot of intransigent people and now at least one figure, tom price who has been a very conservative member of the leadership making noises about challenging him if it doesn't work, he had the headaches from the other leadership members he is a legislature, sea conservative but wants to make deals and he knows now it is in the republican's interest to make a deal and poll after poll suggesting they will be blamed if they don't. >> rose: that's why it is in their interest, what other reason is it in their interest other than that, and in the best interest of the country. >> those are good reasons. >> rose: but what else is there? >> actually one of the more interesting things here is i have often written about the perils of th
advice that has been given to boehner, isn't it? fight another day for entitlement cuts, spending. >> and there is little down in my mind and knowing boehner that is what he wants to do. the trick for boehner is getting the 120 votes,ment and a caucus that moved further to the right with this selection and with a lot of intransigent people and now at least one figure, tom price who has been a very conservative member of the leadership making noises about challenging him if it doesn't...
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with boehner, we saw what he did last time around. we don't mind that he forces the democrats, hard core leftists in the conversation, oh, they're trying to scare everybody again, it a rational conversation you have -- the problem is the party doesn't trust john boehner. >> he's out front. heap said any dollar increase in ceiling has to have at least a dollar reduction in spending and he wants the bush tax cuts extended so we don't go into another double dip recession. obama wants to raise taxes and does not want to cut spending. he's going to lose that battle politically, can he not? >> you can't say your hero is winning and president bushing the presidential corner when he has no leverage. the truth of the matter that the debt ceiling cliff that happens after november. so democrats could simply do nothing, the bush tax cuts expire that, would help to solve the deficit problem because that would introduce revenues into the system over the objections, wouldn't matter what republicans want to do. those tax cuts are going to expire at t
with boehner, we saw what he did last time around. we don't mind that he forces the democrats, hard core leftists in the conversation, oh, they're trying to scare everybody again, it a rational conversation you have -- the problem is the party doesn't trust john boehner. >> he's out front. heap said any dollar increase in ceiling has to have at least a dollar reduction in spending and he wants the bush tax cuts extended so we don't go into another double dip recession. obama wants to...
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we have boehner coming out with plan b. we are getting harry reid response saying that speaker banners -- boehner approach is very far away. the markets have managed to move back higher. there is a look at the nasdaq. the dow is a winner of about .5%. connell: let's follow up on this breaking news on the speaker of the house john boehner. dagen: richardson is live in washington, d.c. with what the heck. rich: the house will vote as early as this week to extend tax rates for those making less than a million dollars a year. house speaker john boehner says he is still negotiating plan a with president obama. the reason for the backup plan, speaker boehner says, after optimism, the white house is latest offer has soured the mood within republicans. >> it was essentially a $1.3 trillion in new revenues for only $853 billion in net spending reductions that is not balanced in my opinion. rich: there are substantial differences. the speaker is willing to allow a rate hike on those earning less than, excuse me, more than 1 million.
we have boehner coming out with plan b. we are getting harry reid response saying that speaker banners -- boehner approach is very far away. the markets have managed to move back higher. there is a look at the nasdaq. the dow is a winner of about .5%. connell: let's follow up on this breaking news on the speaker of the house john boehner. dagen: richardson is live in washington, d.c. with what the heck. rich: the house will vote as early as this week to extend tax rates for those making less...
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boehner will have to cut a deal that raises taxes. their idea of fiscal conservatism, for two decades, has only been about taxes. meanwhile, under current sentiment, underneath him, why don't you finally go after spending. those tea party people will be completely hostile to whatever deal comes up. connell: the reason he is speaker of the house is because of those tea party. the same group that may, if you are right though i drive him out of town. >> he has been systematically pushing tea party people out of committees in order to get his conference more in line. connell: he better kind of followed the line here. >> that is how you organize and discipline. it will hurt the economy without solving the problem. connell: is he supposed to -- that would be characterized as a "grand bargain." if you are right, his job is literally on the line. >> there isn't much of an option. he has not been talking about that. there is no intellectual foundation for math. if it gets tough, he gets blamed. he is going to come up with a lousy deal of some
boehner will have to cut a deal that raises taxes. their idea of fiscal conservatism, for two decades, has only been about taxes. meanwhile, under current sentiment, underneath him, why don't you finally go after spending. those tea party people will be completely hostile to whatever deal comes up. connell: the reason he is speaker of the house is because of those tea party. the same group that may, if you are right though i drive him out of town. >> he has been systematically pushing tea...
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john boehner apparently doesn't have a lot of time. he responded to the president moments ago in a very, very brief statement. here is what he said. >> republicans continue to work toward avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president's offer of $1.3 trillion of revenue, in spending reductions. fails to meet the test the president promised the american people, a balanced approach. and providing and working on a balanced approach. tax relief for every american, 99.81%. he can call on senate democrats to pass that bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in american history. tracy: 50 seconds or so. here with more including whether either side is enough to fix the debt problems gerri willis of the willis report, he didn't take questions or discuss. he spoke, he left. gerri: the president of questions but it was really a soliloquy. ashley: every word. gerri: the sides are so far apart from each other it is amazing. i was mostly interested in the two plans. what will it mean for this country? specifically in terms of the death,
john boehner apparently doesn't have a lot of time. he responded to the president moments ago in a very, very brief statement. here is what he said. >> republicans continue to work toward avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president's offer of $1.3 trillion of revenue, in spending reductions. fails to meet the test the president promised the american people, a balanced approach. and providing and working on a balanced approach. tax relief for every american, 99.81%. he can call on senate...
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if john boehner pulls on another one of his typical sellouts the conservative base well that's why i use the term another one you know if this is this isn't his first rodeo and selling out surrendering but if he does it the conservative base is going to be absolutely hacked i mean just this is this going to be the moment at which eric cantor steps up and sticks that shiv all the way into the back that has been hold there for two years i don't think can or will cantor seems to be totally on board with boehner right now and you think there have been sort of this if cantor at all supports this plan even with a vote because he supported the right all the way brutus the support of you know cesar walking down the steps and. you know if there was a nuff noise made when there was the conservative purge that have been or i mean if cantor was going to give boehner the push that would have been the time he could have rallied some conservative support because you know boehner is going to be reelected speaker january third he's got to have a majority of all the votes present not just a majority j
if john boehner pulls on another one of his typical sellouts the conservative base well that's why i use the term another one you know if this is this isn't his first rodeo and selling out surrendering but if he does it the conservative base is going to be absolutely hacked i mean just this is this going to be the moment at which eric cantor steps up and sticks that shiv all the way into the back that has been hold there for two years i don't think can or will cantor seems to be totally on...
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>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not act. the president addressed an audience from the white house east room. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get a little sleep, it is time to get back to work, and th
>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not...
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above that, boehner warns of debt ceiling battle. over on this side, this is reuters, debt limit hike need not be a crisis. geithner. "washington post" obama warns republicans about debt ceiling fight and ezra klein, will the 2013 debt ceiling be moot. on the phone with us is ben while, staff writer for congressional quarterly. what message you want to send to washington about the debt ceiling. ben, good morning. why are we talking about it right now? when are the estimates when the ceiling will be hit? >> thanks for having me. the debt ceiling is not likely to be reached until the end of the year and possibly not until early next year. but as everyone starts to gear up for the election for this debate over the so-called fiscal cliff when the bush tax cuts expire, when the budget sequestration goes into effect, everyone's trying to gain a little bit of edge here. >> and what are the politics of this for speaker boehner? >> so speaker boehner as we recall last year, he said i won't raise the debt ceiling unless we cut spending or make
above that, boehner warns of debt ceiling battle. over on this side, this is reuters, debt limit hike need not be a crisis. geithner. "washington post" obama warns republicans about debt ceiling fight and ezra klein, will the 2013 debt ceiling be moot. on the phone with us is ben while, staff writer for congressional quarterly. what message you want to send to washington about the debt ceiling. ben, good morning. why are we talking about it right now? when are the estimates when the...
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house speaker john boehner disagrees. i sat down with the speaker where he told me the president needs to get serious about cutting the debt and deficit of this country because no one will like the alternative. >> well, it has to happen or the financial markets will do it for us, in terms of downgrading our debt. and i actually think, regardless of what happenses in the election, the next couple of years will be the most consequential than we've seen in the last 50 because we have the debt issue and a budget deficit that is unsustainable and entitlement programs that are important to tens and millions that are not going to exist if we don't fix them. >> so why has it become so difficult? you're operating without a budget now for three years, the administration. how come it's so difficult to get a budget passed? >> well, the house has passed its budget each of the last three years. it's the senate unable to produce a budget and without a budget from the senate, there's no way to actually have an agreement on how to move fo
house speaker john boehner disagrees. i sat down with the speaker where he told me the president needs to get serious about cutting the debt and deficit of this country because no one will like the alternative. >> well, it has to happen or the financial markets will do it for us, in terms of downgrading our debt. and i actually think, regardless of what happenses in the election, the next couple of years will be the most consequential than we've seen in the last 50 because we have the...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. latestot focus on the rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have to look
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. latestot focus on the rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this...
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if you look at what speaker boehner said today it is like we are pulling the pin from the grenade and say let's see how long it waits to explode and then we will figure out how much time we have. >>neil: and this is the prevailing notion that maybe republicans think, we will try to bend, we hope the president will bend, he won the election but not a huge mandate given the chose nature of the popular vote, and that is how they will play it, but they can put together some sort of a deal to allay the market of concerns with precarious disaster about to befall us, will that work with guys like you in what do you want to see? >>guest: we need to see confidence instilled in us with regard to the future of taxes, but the future of business, the one solution i have out this for both sides of the aisle, get confidence back because there is one way to fix this, and that is the g-word "growth. higher taxes will not matter with a strong economy. looking back at history, 2010, and president obama, it grew at 3 percent. 201, 1.7 percent and now we are facing growth of 1.5 percent. that ain't the ri
if you look at what speaker boehner said today it is like we are pulling the pin from the grenade and say let's see how long it waits to explode and then we will figure out how much time we have. >>neil: and this is the prevailing notion that maybe republicans think, we will try to bend, we hope the president will bend, he won the election but not a huge mandate given the chose nature of the popular vote, and that is how they will play it, but they can put together some sort of a deal to...
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boehner came out and said we should raise taxes. >> i think boehner is doing the best he can to prevent marginal tax rates from rising. i think that's a very noble cause after conservatives and republicans lost in the last election. i think boehner's done the exact right thing. >> i've heard you make the bold case for conservatism on this show. we should advocate for what worked with ronald reagan. guess what? our economy took off. we got 20 million jobs and youth unemployment dropped 43%. and revenues doubled. >> that's not the issue. >> yes, it is. >> that's not john boehner's issue. john boehner didn't lose the presidency, my friend. and don't forget that. and by the way, conservatives did not win the presidency and conservatives did not win the senate. it was a lousy year. and you have to deal with that. and let me add one thing. i am a flat tax supply sider and i worked for ronald reagan. reagan compromised. he compromised in 1982 over a lousy deal which he regretted. he compromised in 1983 over a very good social security fix. and then he compromised again in 1986 over a very good
boehner came out and said we should raise taxes. >> i think boehner is doing the best he can to prevent marginal tax rates from rising. i think that's a very noble cause after conservatives and republicans lost in the last election. i think boehner's done the exact right thing. >> i've heard you make the bold case for conservatism on this show. we should advocate for what worked with ronald reagan. guess what? our economy took off. we got 20 million jobs and youth unemployment...
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boehner may be a hero here. i happen to respect the guy, and he may be the compromise guy rising above partisanship, but you know as well as i do, you're former rnc chairman. you know the base is going to say and is already saying, the base and the grass roots, okay, have to turn out in 2014, you said we wouldn't raise tax rates, mr. boehner. now why are you raising tax rates? >> yeah. that's his conundrum. and you know, the rhetoric from before is coming back to bite, there's no doubt about it. but the question is, if you're not going to get at the table and put that on the table, then what are you going to -- what is your offer to the president that's actually going to get the deal done before january -- before december 31st? >> ari melber, i think that president obama and the democrats are dr. no. all they do is say no. boehner keeps coming in and making concessions, particularly on revenues. they may blow up the whole republican party for all i know. and president obama just says no. and harry reid says no.
boehner may be a hero here. i happen to respect the guy, and he may be the compromise guy rising above partisanship, but you know as well as i do, you're former rnc chairman. you know the base is going to say and is already saying, the base and the grass roots, okay, have to turn out in 2014, you said we wouldn't raise tax rates, mr. boehner. now why are you raising tax rates? >> yeah. that's his conundrum. and you know, the rhetoric from before is coming back to bite, there's no doubt...
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what's boehner up to? >> i am not sure what they are up to. at some point, they are going to have to be coordinated. at some point, there will be a new head of the republican party. it looks like it will probably be mitt romney. it's longing strong with nevada coming up this saturday. it looks like he will probably be the nominee pretty soon here, at least the presumptive nominee. but, you know, i think the republicans in some ways have to press the reset button in terms of a lot of their rhetoric in terms of the economy because this president i mean if you look at the numbers, 3.7 million jobs, that's about as many jobs as george bush created in his full eight years so this idea that the president has damaged the economy and, you know, the stimulus package didn't work and that he doesn't know what he is doing, which is mitt romney's argument, the republicans argument. more generally it's starting not to hold up to what is actually happening. i think they don't have anything, republicans, to show for what they have done over this last year whe
what's boehner up to? >> i am not sure what they are up to. at some point, they are going to have to be coordinated. at some point, there will be a new head of the republican party. it looks like it will probably be mitt romney. it's longing strong with nevada coming up this saturday. it looks like he will probably be the nominee pretty soon here, at least the presumptive nominee. but, you know, i think the republicans in some ways have to press the reset button in terms of a lot of their...
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but the president needs john boehner more than john boehner needs the president. >> does the speaker have enough votes inside his caucus to agree to some kind of tax rate hike in the upper echelons of society, does he have enough votes that he can put together with whatever nancy pelosi can stir up and pass it? >> i'm not sure there's support for rate hike, there is support for the revenue by cleaning up the tax code. >> isn't there $800 billion of collected revenue still a tax hike? >> this has been part of the debate for years. looking at cleaning up the code. and candy, getting in there and -- there are so many ways you can do it. maybe you want to cap total deductions, maybe you want to look at some of these tax credits and clean this code up. dave campus p dave's camp has put an incredible amount of time on this. it is the time, this is the opportunity to clean that code up. >> if we don't act before the end of the year, taxes go up for everybody, not for 2%, and it's a lot more than $800 billion. there's a big difference between a temporary tax cut that goes out than's proactiv
but the president needs john boehner more than john boehner needs the president. >> does the speaker have enough votes inside his caucus to agree to some kind of tax rate hike in the upper echelons of society, does he have enough votes that he can put together with whatever nancy pelosi can stir up and pass it? >> i'm not sure there's support for rate hike, there is support for the revenue by cleaning up the tax code. >> isn't there $800 billion of collected revenue still a...
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john boehner is arguably the most powerful republican in washington. he has a lot on his plates and this week i sat dodown with hou spspeakeand talked with thee election, jobs, and getting a handle on amamerica's debt. >> it has to happen or the financial markets will do it for us. in terms of downgrading our debt. and i actually think regardless of what happens in the election, the next couple of years are going to be the most consequential couple of years we've seen in washington in the last 50. because we've got this debt issue we're dealing with, really acting like a wet blanket over our entire economy. we've got a bunt deficit that's unsustainable. we've got entitlement programs that are iortant to tens of millions of americans that aren't going to exist if we don't fix them. >> what are the specific plans you would like to see happen? >> first on the economic growth side, i think our tax code gets in t the way of our ability to grow. i think that we need to overhaul body the corporate tax code and the personal tax code. you look at our budget, we
john boehner is arguably the most powerful republican in washington. he has a lot on his plates and this week i sat dodown with hou spspeakeand talked with thee election, jobs, and getting a handle on amamerica's debt. >> it has to happen or the financial markets will do it for us. in terms of downgrading our debt. and i actually think regardless of what happens in the election, the next couple of years are going to be the most consequential couple of years we've seen in washington in the...
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house speaker john boehner is taking it from all directions this week. president obama and democrats are ripping him for resisting tax hikes on the rich. boehner's own party is giving him a hard time for not resisting hard enough. chief political correspondent carl cam has a deeper look at -- carl cameron has a deeper look at that story. >> john boehner is trying to stave off conservative rebellion in the ranks. his proposal to steer clear of the fiscal cliff raising tax revenue $800 billion closing the loopholes outraged antitax conservatives. when the speaker removed the conserve priv key committees in the past, the battle began. >> $800 billion over ten years and that looks like it would be a tax increase to me. 238 republicans, myself included, took a pledge not to raise taxes. they want to send a message to me to send a message to others. that we are not going to tolerate people who are interested in doing what is right. we want to play the same old game. if you try to disrupt that, we will knock you off a committee. >> for refusing to tow the leade
house speaker john boehner is taking it from all directions this week. president obama and democrats are ripping him for resisting tax hikes on the rich. boehner's own party is giving him a hard time for not resisting hard enough. chief political correspondent carl cam has a deeper look at -- carl cameron has a deeper look at that story. >> john boehner is trying to stave off conservative rebellion in the ranks. his proposal to steer clear of the fiscal cliff raising tax revenue $800...
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boehner knows he's on the wrong side of the fight and so does mitt romney. mitt romney was in ohio today trying to sound very concerned about education. instead, he sounded once again like he's seriously out of touch. >> this kind of divisiveness, this attack of success is very different than what we have seen in our country's history. we have always encouraged young people, take a shot, go for it. take a risk. get the education. borrow money from your parents. >> someone needs to held him not every kid in america has parents whoare millionaires. was it just last week that in pennsylvania the republican de facto nominee was sitting down with middle classers talking about education. they were telling him we're concerned about our local schools. we're concerned about education. we're concerned about our kids futures. there's been a lot of budget cuts. why did he just say you got to suck it up. you got to send your kid to college. you got to just borrow your kid some money. this is about the dumbest thing he's said on the campaign trial. this is proof positive
boehner knows he's on the wrong side of the fight and so does mitt romney. mitt romney was in ohio today trying to sound very concerned about education. instead, he sounded once again like he's seriously out of touch. >> this kind of divisiveness, this attack of success is very different than what we have seen in our country's history. we have always encouraged young people, take a shot, go for it. take a risk. get the education. borrow money from your parents. >> someone needs to...